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Strength exercise

Skull Crushers

How to do it

  1. Lie flat on a bench holding an EZ bar with a close, shoulder width grip, arms extended straight above the chest.
  2. Tuck the elbows in so they stay fixed roughly over the shoulders throughout the movement.
  3. Bend the elbows over about 2 counts to lower the bar toward the forehead and hairline, keeping the upper arms stationary.
  4. Stop just above the forehead once a stretch is felt through the triceps.
  5. Extend the elbows to press the bar back to the starting position, driving through the triceps.
  6. Keep the elbows from flaring out to the sides as the bar travels down and back up.

Muscles worked

TricepsMuscles located at the back of the upper arm, responsible for extending the elbow. All Triceps exercises

Related Triceps exercises

Assisted Dip MachineBand Chest PressBand KickbackBand Overhead Triceps ExtensionBand Push-up (Banded)Band Triceps Pushdown
Type
Strength
Equipment
EZ Curl Bar
Primary muscles
Triceps
Measured in
Reps and weight